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5 reasons everyone should buy an SBC, from afordability to simple curiosity

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Single-board computers are small circuit boards that have all the basic computing functionality you’re used to bundled into a small form factor and made available for a fraction of the cost of traditional laptop or desktop computers.

The cheapest SBCs cost between $15 and $30 , and even the most modern models from Raspberry Pi and Orange Pi only cost around $100 .

You can buy a Raspberry Pi Zero with Wi-Fi , Bluetooth, and HDMI for around $20 .

If you don’t care about computers or technology and aren’t interested in how it works, then you don’t need an SBC . On the other hand, if you are interested in technology and building things and figuring out how they work, there isn’t really a good reason not to buy one. Here are eight easy projects to get you started..